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Meaning of 'investigation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Investigation [ n.]
- The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.

Meaning of 'investigation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . investigation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
Example in sentence:
  • there was a congressional probe into the scandal

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